Human Rights Day 2008

Cover of the Reporting Transitional Justice handbook
Wednesday 10 December 2008 marks the 60th anniversary of the signing of the universal declaration of human rights. Overseen by the United Nations, this was the first international document recognizing human rights as the foundation of peace, justice and freedom in the world.



The BBC World Service Trust works on several projects covering human rights issues, and today we feature our work in Africa and Asia promoting justice and reconciliation, and women's rights: Communicating Justice and Afghan Woman's Hour.


In focus

  • An Afghan Woman's Hour reporter records an interview for broadcast

    Violence against women in Afghanistan – a November story

    Malalai works for the BBC World Service Trust’s Afghan Woman’s Hour programme in Afghanistan. On 12 November 2008, she was the only journalist allowed to speak to the schoolgirl victims of an acid attack by suspected militants in Kandahar.  Read more
  • Macdonald Metzger interviews a Sierra Leonean refugee at the VOA camp outside Monrovia, Liberia. September 2008

    Communicating Justice: Sierra Leone

    Despite the end of the civil war, the UNHCR estimates there are over 3,000 Sierra Leonean refugees still living in Liberia. A photo gallery from the VOA camp outside Monrovia documents daily life there   Read more
  • Charles Taylor being tried in court for war crimes

    Charles Taylor trial

    The Communicating Justice project is supporting Sierra Leonean journalists to cover the historic trial of Charles Taylor at the ICC in The Hague. Listen to an interview with chief prosecutor Mr Stephen Rapp, the latest report from trainee Mariama Khai Fornah  Read more

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